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I have searched various search engines and quote repositories for the author of this quotation:

That which needs be done, must be done!

However I have come up with a loss. Any help would be greatfull!

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Do you have any links or references that show it's actually a quote? Any info on where you heard it or saw it? Also, check FAQ - I don't see "quotation source" listed among "welcomed topics" so your question is at risk of being closed as Off Topic. – jwpat7 Jan 18 '12 at 7:45
Sounds vaguely familiar, but I have no idea from where, and as jwpat7 mentioned, this doesn't really relate to English language and usage. – Lynn Jan 18 '12 at 8:01
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Macbeth: "If t'were done when ’tis done, then ’twere well it were done quickly". After Yoda in Star Wars "There is no try - there is only do". – FumbleFingers Jan 18 '12 at 14:44
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...also needs must when the Devil drives. – FumbleFingers Jan 18 '12 at 14:46

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George Bernard Shaw quotes
Forget about likes and dislikes. They are of no consequence. Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness but it is greatness.

(Irish literary Critic, Playwright and Essayist. 1925 Nobel Prize for Literature, 1856-1950)

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